Pierre Michon
Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945 in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, Small Lives (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for Small Lives and for The Origin of the World (1996) as well as for his body of work.
Pierre Michon
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- Name
- Pierre Michon
- Born
- 28 March 1945
- Birthplace
- Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse, France
- Spouse
- Yaël Pachet
- Awards
- * International Nonino Prize (2017)
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer
- Honours
- Prix France Culture · Louis Guilloux Prize · Prix Décembre · Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL · Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française · Petrarca-Preis
- Languages
- French
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Pierre Michon (born 28 March 1945 in Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse) is a French writer. His first novel, Small Lives (1984), is widely regarded as a genuine masterpiece in contemporary French literature. He has won several prizes for Small Lives and for The Origin of the World (1996) as well as for his body of work.
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Biography
Biography
His novels and stories have been translated into German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Polish, Serbian, Czech, Norwegian, Estonian, Japanese and English. He won the 2017 International Nonino Prize in Italy.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pierre Michon • Born — 28 March 1945 • Birthplace — Châtelus-le-Marcheix, Creuse, France • Genre — Fiction • Spouse — Yaël Pachet • Awards — * International Nonino Prize (2017) • Franz Kafka Prize (2019)
Works
Works
• 1984: Small Lives (Vies minuscules). • Translated by Jody Gladding and Elizabeth Deshays for Archipelago Books, 2008. • 1988: Life of Joseph Roulin (Vie de Joseph Roulin). • Translated by Wyatt Mason for Mercury House and included in Masters and Servants, 1997. • 1997: L'empereur d'Occident. • 1990: Masters and Servants (Maîtres et serviteurs). • Translated by Wyatt Mason for Mercury House, 1997. • 1991: Rimbaud the Son (Rimbaud le fils). • Translated by Jody Gladding and Elizabeth Deshays for Yale University Press, 2013. • 1996: The Origin of the World (La Grande Beune). • Translated by Wyatt Mason for Mercury House, 2002. • 1996: The King of the Wood (Le roi du bois). • Translated by Wyatt Mason for Mercury House and included in Masters and Servants, 1997. • 1997: Trois auteurs. • 1997: Winter Mythologies (Mythologies d'hiver). • Translated by Ann Jefferson for Yale University Press, 2017. • 2002: Abbots (Abbés). • Translated by Ann Jefferson for Yale University Press, 2017. • 2002: Corps du roi. • 2007: Le roi vient quand il veut: propos sur la littérature. • 2009: The Eleven (Les Onze). • Translated by Jody Gladding and Elizabeth Deshays for Archipelago Books, 2013.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1945
Pierre Michon born at Châtelus-le-Marcheix.
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Pierre Michon received Prix France Culture, Louis Guilloux Prize, Prix Décembre, Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL, Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française and Petrarca-Preis.
Awards
• 2002: Prix Décembre • 2009: Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française • 2010: Petrarca-Preis • 2017: International Nonino Prize • 2019: Franz Kafka Prize
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- 1.Faust, David. Vies et oeuvres de Pierre Michon - De l'absence paternelle aux filiations littéraires. Univertsité du Québec à Montréal. novembre 2006.
- 2.Pierre Michon, une œuvre totale. Le Populaire du Centre.
- 3.Pierre Michon. Verdier.
- 4.Kaempfer, Jean. Michon lu et relu. Brill Rodopi. 55. 2011. 752799252.
- 5.Gambaro, Fabio. Pierre Michon: "Scrivo per riscattare le vite minuscole". Repubblica.it. 30 agosto 2016.
- 6.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. 87. 2013.
- 7.Farron, Ivan. Pierre Michon: La grâce par les oeuvres. Editions Zoé. 2004. 966168473.
- 8.Guinard, Cécile. Michon lu et relu. Brill Rodopi. 55. 2011. 752799252.
- 9.Harvey, Virginie. Sur fond de tableaux : une enquête picturale dans vies minuscules et vie de Joseph Roulin de Pierre Michon. 2008. 654228668.
- 10.Mannooretonil, Agnès. Vie de Joseph Roulin. 2016.
- 11.Jefferson, Ann. The Hagiographies of Pierre Michon: Rimbaud Le Fils. Society for French Studies. 58. 2. 2004.
- 12.Jefferson, Ann. The Hagiographies of Pierre Michon: Rimbaud Le Fils. Society for French Studies. 58. 2. 2004.
- 13.Castiglion, Agnès. Michon lu et relu. Brill Rodopi. 55. 2011. 752799252.
- 14.Le Prix du Roman de l'Académie à Michon. lefigaro.fr. 29 ottobre 2009.
- 15.Houot, Laurence. Pierre Michon : premier lauréat du Prix Marguerite Yourcenar pour l'ensemble de son oeuvre. franceinfo. 12 novembre 2015.
- 16.Adler, Aurélie. Éclats des vies muettes : figures du minuscule et du marginal dans les récits de vie d'Annie Ernaux, Pierre Michon, Pierre Bergounioux et François Bon. Presses Sorbonne nouvelle. 1. 2012. 793477870.
- 17.Gaëtan Brulotte. Michon: la conquête du sens par le minuscule. 35. 3. 1993.
- 18.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. L’Harmattan. 87. 2013.
- 19.Vite minuscole di Pierre Michon. Dispersioni.
- 20.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. L’Harmattan. 87. 2013.
- 21.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. L’Harmattan. 87. 2013.
- 22.Faust, David. Vies et oeuvres de Pierre Michon - De l'absence paternelle aux filiations littéraires. Univertsité du Québec à Montréal.
- 23.Demanze, Laurent. Territoires de Pierre Michon. Introduction. 48. 2009.
- 24.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. L’Harmattan. 87. 2013.
- 25.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. L’Harmattan. 87. 2013.
- 26.Adler, Aurélie. Éclats des vies muettes : figures du minuscule et du marginal dans les récits de vie d'Annie Ernaux, Pierre Michon, Pierre Bergounioux et François Bon. Presses Sorbonne nouvelle. 1. 2012. 793477870.
- 27.Premio Internazionale Nonino 2017 - Pierre Michon. Premio Nonino.
- 28.Tissier, Jean-Louis. Les Vies minuscules de Pierre Michon, ou l’assomption d’une ruralité en marge. L’Harmattan. 87. 2013.
- 29.Michel, Albin. Le roi vient quand il veut – Propos sur la littérature. suruneilej'emporterais.fr.
- 30.Lepage, Mahigan. Michon et Bergounioux lecteurs de Faulkner. 43. 1. 2007.
- 31.Sorrentino, Luigia. E’ il francese Pierre Michon il vincitore del Premio Internazionale Nonino 2017. Rai News.
- 32.Archivio Premio Giovanni Comisso. premiocomisso.it.
- 33.Il premio Franz Kafka viene assegnato a Pierre Michon. Deutschlandfunkkultur. 26 giugno 2019.
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